MARRIAGE
August 24, 1789-Francis Sellers and Elizabeth Downes
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1790 CAROLINE CO, MD
FRANCIS SELLERS, PAGE 39-1-1-1-0-0
Wills: Will of James Kenton, 1798, Caroline County, Maryland
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Will of James Kenton, 1798, JR:B:427, Caroline Co., MD
After my debts and funeral charges and my wife's thirds taken out, I devise
and bequeath
as follows -
To son Henry - my plantation whereon I now dwell known by name of "Upland"
and
"Upland Amended" containing 219 1/2 a. more or less; also one negro
girl named - - -
-(Alse?).
To dau. Lydia Griffith five pounds and no more out of my personal estate.
To dau. Anne - negro boy Phill, negro girl Sarah, one good bed, bed clothes
and bedstead,
one cow and one calf.
To dau. Nancy - negro girl Esther, one bed, bed clothes and bedstead, one cow and calf.
To grandson James Thompson - negro boy named Sam.
To son Henry - my still, still worm and still tub.
Rest and residue of personal estate to be equally divided amongst my children
as follows,
viz: Henry Kenton, Henrietta Thompson, Anne and Nancy.
My two dau. Anne and Nancy to have a home on my said dwell. plantation and
receive
board and accommodation by my son Henry while they remain unmarried - but in
case
they should not agree, then (Henry) shall pay to each of them ten pounds per
year until
they shall intermarry.
Henry to pay to grandson Allen Sangston when he shall arrive to age of 21 the
sum of
twenty pounds.
Ex.: Loving wife Sarah Kenton and son Henry.
14th Nov 1798 (signed)
Witnesses: Henry Downes, Francis Sellars, William Clayland
27th Nov 1798 - then came Henry Downes and Francis Sellers, two of the subscribing
wit.
and gave oath.
4th Dec 1798 - then came Sarah Kenton and Henry Kenton, exs. and made oath.
=========== From: Hugh and Sandy Sellers <hubie19@swbell.net> >From "Sellers Letters) (c) M, Sims FRANCIS SELLERS, SCOTLAND > CAROLINE CO, MARYLAND Francis SELLERS was born in Glascow, Scotland, Feb 15, 1756. We do not know when he arrived in America, but he settled in Hillsborough, Caroline Co, MD, where he died Aug 26, 1789, In his will, made in 1803 (???), he mention a brother, John (but we do not know if John came to America with him.). Francis SELLERS married Elizabeth DOWNES. The family were all Methodists. His children were all born in Hillborough (Hillsboro), MD where the family lived in a brick mansion on his plantation cared for by many slaves*** according to a poem written about him. ***the 1800 census shows Francis Sellers had no slaves -- at least not in 1800*** (With the information of his death date being before many events in his history, this area is troubling; could it be his wedding date? Sandy) The children were: A) Henry Downes, b July 28, 1790, d Dec 26, 1811, married Susan EMORY. (Surnames of children below not shown) B) Francis, b Feb 4, 1792 C) Margaret, b Jan 9, 1794 D) Caroline, b May 12, 1796 E) Charlotte, b Jul 18, 1798 F) Catherine, b Jan 19, 1801 G) Samuel, b Apr 30, 1803 children of 1)Henry Downes 1a) Henry D., b Oct 1, 1812 2a) Robert Emory, b Mar 14, 1814 3a) Caroline, b Jan 3, 1816 married Wade HAMPTON 4a) Josiah Francis, b Mar 14, 1817 5a) Edward, b Sep 2, 1818 6a) Elizabeth, b Sep 3, 1820 married Dr. Wm. WRIGHT 7a) Frances Ann, b Mar 28, 1812 8a) Susan Jane, b May 13, 1826 married Asbury MORGAN A poem in honor of Francis SELLERS, written by Katherine KLINE and published in HISTORY OF CAROLINE COUNTY (revised 1971, Baltimore Publ. co., MD) by the teachers and children of the county... originally published 1920) contains 5 verses including these: Old Hillsboro Academy owes its origin to him; Which goes to show he was a man of vim. He donated much money to help the poor. And had he been richer he would have donated more. In the Seller's graveyard upon the hill, He lines buried but we honor him still.